direct participation program

noun [C] (also direct participation plan) FINANCE

Definition

› a business arrangement in the US that allows investors to receive income and tax advantages from their investment: The firm received commissions in excess of the amount stated in the direct participation program memoranda.

(Definition of direct participation program noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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